Sustainable Development category: 1942 books
Clean Protein
The Revolution that Will Reshape Your Body, Boost Your Energy-and Save Our Planet
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
Join the CLEAN PROTEIN revolution and lose weight, feel stronger, and live longer.
Food and wellness experts Kathy Freston and Bruce Friedrich have spent years researching the future of protein. They've talked to the food pioneers and the nutrition scientists, and now they've distilled what...
by John Peet
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2013
Energy and the Ecological Economics of Sustainability examines the roots of the presenvironmental crisis in the neoclassical economics upon which modern industrial society is based. The author explains that only when we view ourselves in the larger context of the global ecosystem and accept the physical limits to what is possible can sustainability be achieved.
by Hak Choi
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2018
Ronald Coase described a story: the cows of a cattle-raiser sway to his neighbor and destroy the farmer’s crops. That damage is called external cost. External cost means a cost not borne by either the buyer or the seller, and hence the cattle-raiser can sell his beef at a higher price, while consumers...
Discourses of Global Climate Change
Apocalyptic framing and political antagonisms
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2014
This book examines the arguments made by political actors in the creation of antagonistic discourses on climate change. Using in-depth empirical research from Sweden, a country considered by the international political community to be a frontrunner in tackling climate change, it draws out lessons...
The Business of Bees
An Integrated Approach to Bee Decline and Corporate Responsibility
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Our bee populations are under threat. Over the past 60 years, they have lost much of their natural habitat and are under assault from pesticides and intensive farming. We rely on bees and other insects to pollinate our fruit and vegetables and, without them, our environment and economy will be in...
No Time to Waste
The Rise of a Regenerative Economy
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2017
When we open our eyes to the world, only one conclusion can be drawn: we are threatened on every side by an apocalypse.But this is an apocalypse in the primary sense of the word: a revelation. What our multiple crises reveal to us is that another world, a different world, is possible.We are at the threshold...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2016
Responding to climate change has become an industry. Governments, corporations, activist groups and others now devote billions of dollars to mitigation and adaptation, and their efforts represent one of the most significant policy measures ever dedicated to a global challenge. Despite its laudatory...
by Toby Clark
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2013
Managing The Environment was originally written to cover the IOSH (Institution of Occupational Health & Safety) course 'Managing Environmental Responsibilities'. It provides underpinning knowledge to the NEBOSH (National Examination Board in Occupational Safety & Health) Environmental courses,...
Green IT in Practice
How one company is approaching the greening of its IT
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2010
Green IT in Practice is a practical book to help managers navigate a little more easily through the mass of information surrounding Green IT.Written by Gary Hird, Technical Strategy Manager for the John Lewis Partnership, who has responsibility for progressing Green IT initiatives for John Lewis...
Managing Improvement in Healthcare
Attaining, Sustaining and Spreading Quality
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
Reflecting the challenges and opportunities of achieving improvement in healthcare systems, the contributions of this innovative new text lend depth and nuance to an increasing area of academic debate. Encompassing context, processes and agency, Managing Improvements in Healthcare addresses the...
Reduction of surface sealing in urban areas
A cost-benefit analysis for Munich in Germany
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2011
Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject Economy - Environment economics, grade: A, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, course: Cost-Benefit Analysis , language: English, abstract: This cost-benefit analysis estimates the net benefit of desealing through the promotion of permeable...
BASF Handbook Basics of Coating Technology
3rd Revised Edition
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
The industry’s most comprehensive handbook - now available in its 3rd edition: the BASF Handbook covers the entire spectrum from coatings formulation and relevant production processes through to practical application aspects. It takes a journey through the industry’s various sectors, placing special...